Japan Tsunami: Lea Michele, Paris Hilton Reach Out on Twitter

In the wake of the 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan Friday afternoon – which triggered a 10-meter tsunami and a lingering threat as far west as the California coast – celebs have taken to Twitter to reach out after what may be the biggest such disaster on record to strike the country

Paris Hilton also seemed to be taken aback by the images of houses reduced to wreckage and farmlands flooded in northern Japan.

"The images on the news are breaking my heart," Hilton said on Twitter. "I am so worried for everyone in Japan. My thoughts are with you Japan. God bless you all."

A Trending Topic

By Friday morning, topics like #prayforjapan, #tsuanami and Godzilla were trending on Twitter, and Piers Morgan signed off his Tweets with a hashtag of his own: #prayforthem. "Desperate scenes on #cnn live from Japan," Morgan, who took over Larry King's time slot on CNN, Tweeted. "Can't remember ever watching such horrific natural disaster in real time like this. #prayforthem."

"Sending condolences to the people of Japan, particularly those who lost loved ones in the earthquake & tsunamis," President Barack Obama, a Honolulu, Hawaii native, said on Twitter. "U.S. stands ready to help."